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To consume food high in antioxidants are important. Antioxidants contain compounds that fight diseases. It is believed by scientists that they help prevent and repair the stress that occurs from oxidation in a normal cell. Some small percentages of cells get damaged during oxidation and turns into free radicals. This can start a chain reaction to harm more cells and possibly disease. Unchecked free radical activity has been linked to diseases like cancer, heart disease…

Diary milk are derived from animals like cows and goats, where as soya milk is a plant based milk from the extracts of soyabeans. The nutrition content of both are interesting to know. 236 ml of soya milk contains 80 calories, 4g of fat, 7g of protein & 300 mg of calcium, where as the same 236 ml of Cow’s milk has 150 calories, 8g of fat, 8g of protein and 300 mg of calcium….

Weight gain? Cortisol may be your real culprit for those extra kilos. Cortisol is also called the “Stress Hormone”. When life throws a lot of stress, the body reacts by producing cortisol/ stress hormone, which in turn increases the appetite. Stress generally leads to emotional eating and this in turn leads to increase in weight. Over eating can become a habit and lead to obesity.

As parents, choosing a healthy snack for your children is an important responsibility. 100 gms of french fries has 274 calories, 14.08 g of fat. 100 gms of apple has 52 calories and 0.17g of fat. Not only are french fries oily unhealthy, but contain a lot of sodium content too. Apples are rich in antioxidants, flavanoids, dietary fibre. They have the ability to reduce the risk of developing cancer, hypertension, diabetes & heart disease….